Benito Carbone

Torino

Carbone started his career at Torino, who discovered him at a youth tournament while he played for A.S. Scilla Calcio, an amateur youth team of Scilla. He made his debut in Serie A with Torino on 15 January 1989 against Pisa and played a further three games that season. In that season, Torino were relegated to Serie B, and the following season, he played five games in the Italian second division without scoring any goals. He was sent on loan to Reggina the following season, also in Serie B, where he played 31 games and scored five goals. In the 1991–92 season, always in the lower division, he was loaned to Casertana (31 matches with four goals scored). The following season moved to Ascoli and played a total of 28 games, scoring six goals. Carbone returned to Turin in the 1993–94 season. He made 28 appearances in the league and scored three goals. In the summer of 1994, he was purchased by Roma, but a few days later was involved in a transfer with Napoli that brought Daniel Fonseca to the Giallorossi. Carbone was valued at 7.5 billion lire. With Napoli, he played 29 games and scored four goals in the league, plus five games and three goals in the UEFA Cup, wearing the number 10 shirt.

Benny Carbone fools his opponents with his feints, but also his team-mates!

Inter Milan

In the summer of 1995, Carbone transferred to Inter Milan for 6 billion lire. In Milan, he played 31 games, scoring just two goals. He spent much of the following season, from 1996…

Carbone was never capped for Italy at senior level, although he represented the under-18 side in 1989, scoring four goals in seven appearances, and he made eight appearances with the under-21 side between 1989 and 1994, scoring three goals; he was a member of the team that won the 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, notably scoring the decisive penalty in the semi-final shoot-out against hosts France. In total, he made 15 appearances for the Italian youth squads, scoring seven goals.

Pavia

After his retirement, Carbone accepted to stay at Pavia as youth coach, guiding the Berretti under-19 team. In March 2011, he was then promoted as head coach to replace Gianluca Andrissi. He guided Pavia to a safe place in the 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione standings, leading the club out of the relegation zone in his two months in charge of the first team. At Pavia, Carbone was given the nickname 'Harry Potter' with Pavia fans believing Carbone had worked 'magic' both as a player and Manager to help them avoid relegation.

Varese

After impressing as Pavia manager, On 16 June 2011 he was surprisingly announced as new head coach of Serie B club Varese, replacing local hero Giuseppe Sannino, who left to become new boss of Serie A club Siena, after guiding the club from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione to a spot in the promotion playoffs during his last season in charge. Joining Carbone as part of Carbone's management team at Varese was ex-Inter Milan player Mauro Milanese, who joined the club as Sporting Director. On 1 October 2011, he was sacked and replaced by Rolando Maran.

Saint-Christophe Vallée d'Aoste

On 29 October 2012, after being sacked by Varese, he was installed as the new coach of Saint-Christophe Vallée d'Aoste in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in place of the sacked Giovanni Zichella. Saint-Christophe Vallée d'Aoste were bottom of the table before Carbone took charge, and he led them up the table. Carbone eventually resigned as…

Carbone was known primarily for his technical skills, his use of feints, and for his ability to provide assists for team-mates as an offensive playmaker. A versatile forward, although his preferred role was that of a second striker, he was capable of playing in several positions along the front line or in midfield, and was also deployed as a striker, as a winger, and as an attacking midfielder throughout his career. Despite his ability, he was also known to be inconsistent.